St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-04-10

actress, posed before the public and at one
time as a cousin of President ARTHUR's wife,
who was daughter OF Lieut.. HERNDoN, the
heroic commander of the Central America.
AGNNS HERNDON is only stage name for
+, the authenticated actress who plays 1.-The
Commercial Tourists Bride" Her real name
is MATTE FRAZIER, the daughter of an old
country tavernkeeper down in Southwestern
Virginia, and has no HERNDoN blood in her
veins.
If the dramatic profession is to be estab
liShed on respectable basis it's members
must choke of the actors and actresses VINO
are always trying to shine in borrowed
light. What they want to do is TO elevate the
profession to that point where the president
would think it as much of an honor to be the
cousin of some famous actor as it is for an
actor to be claiming kinship with the presi-
dent.
There is man living in Indianapolis who is
102 years old according to the record of the
family Bible. When man has lived in Indiana
thirty years he gets very tough and there is
no limit to the years he is likely to live.
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Blood money never does the possessor any
good. Bob FORD, the Missouri boy who killed
JESSE JAMES for hire, has spent all the money
The state paid him and is now working in a
Santa Fe restaurant.
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Since the president has taken to horseback
riding his society is being courted by stock
men. delegation of Illinois Percheron
breeders waited on him Friday with an invi-
tation to attend the horse and cattle show in
Chicago next fall. 1t is said that Mr.. CLEvE-
LAND was the editor of herd book in his
younger days. He didn't know anything
about his subject but the editors of herd
books seldom do.
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The oldest inhabitant of Washington cam
not tell when or why the custom of rolling
Easter eggs on the White house grounds orig
mated. AS far back as any one can remem-
Der egg-rollng at Easter has been practiced
by the children of Washington, and they al
ways congregate at the White house to have
their fun. 1t was a custom in the days of
President JACKSON, and has qeen kept up
e. er since. There are old people in Washing
| ton who can remember "Old Hickory" seated
on the south portco of the executive man
sion smoking his corn cob pipe and laughing
at the sports of the youngsters who rolled
| their Easter eggs down the hill back of the
mansion.
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The April number of the Northwest Maya
zine is a handsomely illustrated edition,
mainly devoted to Minneapolis and it's nu-
merous interests. Editor SMALLEY has been
doing good work in the way of advertising
| this Northwestern region. In addition to it
| literary and artistic merit the Northwest
| Magazine is one of the greatest boom publ
| cations ever issued in any section. The
Northwest is now on wheels taking its annua
tour over the line of the Northern Pacific roaG
| and it's branches.
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The GLOBE knows good thing when it see:
1t and is always eady to speak a commenda
| tory word when it is merited. The "Pulpi
and Desk" is the name OF a monthly religious
| journal published and edited by Rev. BIRI
| WILKINS, the pastor of the colored Baptis
| church in this city. 1t is a publication OF
which the colored people may justly be proud
| inasmuch as it reflects credit upon their race
| The Pulpit and Desk" compares favorably
with any of the religious magazines Of thu
day, both in the tone and style of its literature
and the GLOBE expresses its qualification thai
the colored people Of St. Paul have attained
| such elevated ground.